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Recent Examples of unabsorbed
This can reduce the amount of the nutrient that enters your bloodstream, with the unabsorbed portion passing through your digestive system.
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Lauren Manaker, SELF, 23 Mar. 2026
Bacterial Imbalances Iron supplements, especially unabsorbed iron, can change the balance of bacteria in your gut.
—Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
The blood-red remnant seen on cloth is visible due to the leftover light wavelengths that remain unabsorbed by the condiment’s chemical composition.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Orlistat can cause digestive problems because unabsorbed fat passes into and lingers in the colon.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The company reported a net income of $95 million for the quarter, compared to $58 million in the previous year, with the increase attributed to higher volumes and lower unabsorbed costs.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
University of Vienna's Lukas Kenner theorizes that clumps of concentrated, unabsorbed antibiotics attached to the surface of nanoplastics could provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to become resistant to the medication.
—Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
Supplements provide high doses of magnesium at one time, which can lead to excessive unabsorbed magnesium.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024
Even worse, photons with less energy than the bandgap cannot do anything productive at all, and simply pass through the semiconductor unabsorbed.
—Tracy H. Schloemer, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2023
Lauren Manaker, SELF, 23 Mar. 2026
Bacterial Imbalances Iron supplements, especially unabsorbed iron, can change the balance of bacteria in your gut.
—Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
The blood-red remnant seen on cloth is visible due to the leftover light wavelengths that remain unabsorbed by the condiment’s chemical composition.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Orlistat can cause digestive problems because unabsorbed fat passes into and lingers in the colon.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The company reported a net income of $95 million for the quarter, compared to $58 million in the previous year, with the increase attributed to higher volumes and lower unabsorbed costs.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
University of Vienna's Lukas Kenner theorizes that clumps of concentrated, unabsorbed antibiotics attached to the surface of nanoplastics could provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to become resistant to the medication.
—Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
Supplements provide high doses of magnesium at one time, which can lead to excessive unabsorbed magnesium.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024
Even worse, photons with less energy than the bandgap cannot do anything productive at all, and simply pass through the semiconductor unabsorbed.
—Tracy H. Schloemer, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unabsorbed
Adjective
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Mira began absent-mindedly rolling and unrolling a fine-tooth comb through her curls.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Like their Senate colleagues, the 49-member House GOP caucus was sharply split with 27 voting yes, 21 no, and one absent.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Sometimes the album feels like an abstracted version of electro-acoustic jazz in the ’80s, when the frontline instrumentation of traditional jazz was still intact but the tools for rhythm had changed completely.—
Mark Richardson,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
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She’s partnered with The Vault on a one-of-one set that’s the epitome of her ethos, a style built on an abstracted lotus flower.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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OpenAI’s approach to AI is decidedly unfocused, especially in comparison to Anthropic.—
Elizabeth Lopatto,
The Verge,
29 Apr. 2026
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Trump—fixated on securing his legacy with a ballroom and a triumphal arch—appears increasingly erratic, unfocused, and unfit for the job assigned to him.—
John Whitehead,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The lost time spent with his family can never be restored.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Analysts say Altman and Musk tussled over who would lead the company, and Musk lost.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Hegseth seems oblivious to recent prior experience with infectious diseases in the military.—
Arthur Caplan,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Aasif Mandvi and Christopher Fitzgerald barely register as Jane and Julia’s oblivious husbands, while Consuelos, who plays Maurice as a suave cuckolder with a dodgy European accent, should probably stick to daytime TV.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Every piece of evidence that suggests the victim was inattentive, speeding, or otherwise less than fully cautious is examined and deployed in this effort.—
Anton Lucanus
May 7,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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The bike path runs through the crosswalks, and disabled or slow-moving pedestrians, or those who are simply inattentive, will have to contend with riders zinging through at high speed.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There’s something winningly absent-minded about Gosling’s performance here.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 Mar. 2026
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The show offered her five more episodes—her rent for the year—and the absent-minded waitress became a recurring character named Ursula.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And Chetty noted that those kinds of sites can thrive on social media, where consumers are often distracted and more likely to make a quick purchase.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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After a brief interlude of distracted play, the game got vigorous and testy.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unabsorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unabsorbed. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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